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Joel EmbiidvsBob Pettit

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Joel Embiid

2017–2026 · 10 seasons

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PF/C · VAL group C

Bob Pettit

1955–1965 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Joel Embiid and Bob Pettit: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joel Embiid	Stat	Bob Pettit
10	Seasons	11
89.5	Career VAL	114.9
16.0 (2023)	Peak-season VAL	13.6 (1964)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1971
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
7	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Joel Embiid and Bob Pettit have
Joel Embiid	Stat	Bob Pettit
Career
490	Games	792
Per game
27.5	Points / game	26.4
10.7	Rebounds / game	16.2
3.7	Assists / game	3.0
Shooting
50.1%	FG %	43.6%
82.9%	FT %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Joel Embiid	Bob Pettit
22	3.3	8.8
23	8.2	11.8
24	11	9.3
25	6.9	8.7
26	11.4	12.6
27	15.8	9.9
28	16	11.3
29	11.4	13.3
30	1.2	10.2
31	4.3	13.6
32	—	5.4